Qualitative comparative analysis: A useful tool for research into forest policy and forestry conflicts

Forest Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 254-265

  Hellström, Eeva ^a  

^a EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Causation; Comparative methodology; Computer based analysis; Interpretation; Qualitative data

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031695105     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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